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Page 1 Grasslands by Susan H. Gray Content Adviser: Terrence E. Young Jr., M.Ed., M.L.S., Jefferson Parish (La.) Public Schools Reading Adviser: Dr. Linda D. Labbo Department of Reading Education, College of Education, The University of Georgia First Reports

Page 2 Compass Point Books 3722 West 50th Street, #115 Minneapolis, MN 55410 Visit Compass Point Books on the Internet at www.compasspointbooks.com or e-mail your request to custserv@compasspointbooks.com Photographs :Root Resources/Kohout Productions, cover; Robert McCaw, 4, 5; John Gerlach/Tom Stack and Associates, 6; Cartesia, 7; John Shaw/Tom Stack and Associates, 8; James P. Rowan, 9; Index Stock Imagery, 10; James P. Rowan, 11 top; Root Resources/Kohout Productions, 11 bottom; James P. Rowan, 12 left; Unicorn Stock Photos/Susan McGee, 12 right; Visuals Unlimited/Ron Spomer, 13; Visuals Unlimited/John D. Cunningham, 14; James L. Shaffer, 15; Visuals Unlimited/Bob Clay, 16 top; Visuals Unlimited/Mark E. Gibson, 16 bottom; Visuals Unlimited/Nancy M. Wells, 17; Visuals Unlimited/R. Calentine, 18; Visuals Unlimited/Dan Richter, 21; W. Perry Conway/Tom Stack and Associates, 22; Ken W. Davis/Tom Stack and Associates, 23; Diana L. Stratton/Tom Stack and Associates, 24; Richard Hamilton Smith, 25; James P. Rowan, 27; Thomas Kitchin/Tom Stack and Associates, 28 top; Joe McDonald/Tom Stack and Associates, 28 bottom; Dave Watts/Tom Stack and Associates, 29; John Shaw/Tom Stack and Associates, 30 top; Root Resources/Ben Goldstein, 30 bottom; Stan Osolinksi/FPG International, 31; Root Resources/Pat Wadecki, 32; Root Resources/Alan G. Nelson, 33; James P. Rowan, 35; Alan Kearney/FPG International, 36; Inga Spence/Tom Stack and Associates, 37; Tom Stack/Tom Stack and Associates, 39; AP/Wide World Photos/Arthur Rothstein, 40; Werner Forman/Corbis, 41; Index Stock Imagery, 42. Editors: E. Russell Primm and Emily J. Dolbear Photo Researcher: Svetlana Zhurkina Photo Selector: Dawn Friedman Design: Bradfordesign, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gray, Susan Heinrichs. Grasslands / by Susan H. Gray. p. cm. (First reports) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Briefly describes different types of grasslands, their plant and animal life, and envi ronmental threats. ISBN 0-7565-0020-6 (hardcover : lib. bdg.) 1. Grassland ecologyJuvenile literature. 2. GrasslandsJuvenile literature. [1. Grassland ecology. 2. Ecology. 3. Grasslands.] I. Title. II. Series. QH541.5.P7 G76 2000 577.4dc21 00-008530 2001 by Compass Point Books All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. The publisher takes no responsibility for the use of any of the materials or methods described in this book, nor for the products thereof. Printed in the United States of America.

Page 3 Table of Contents What Goes on in a Grassland? 4 The Earth's Grasslands 6 What Exactly Are Grasses? 14 Where Does Soil Come From? 20 Fires in the Grasslands 22 Grassland Animals 27 Some Problems with Farms and Ranches 35 What Happens When People Overuse Grasslands? 39 Glossary 44 Did You Know? 45 At a Glance 46 Want to Know More? 47 Index 48

Page 4 What Goes on in a Grassland? Grasslands are called prairies in North America At first glance, it looks as if nothing much goes on in a grassland. The grasses wave gently in the breeze. Animals quietly feed on the grasses. Birds cling to tall stalks as they sing their morning songs. No one would imagine that millions of rodents are busy creating towns here. No one would picture a wildfire roaring across this

Page 5 A vesper sparrow singing in a Canadian grassland peaceful land. No one would guess that owls are scuttling about underground. But these are grassland scenes too.

Page 6 The Earth's Grasslands

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